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Backstory: Francis Annan on the Economic Impacts of Financial Firms

Backstory: Francis Annan on the Economic Impacts of Financial Firms

Update: 2025-04-01
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In this episode, Aakash speaks to Francis Annan (UC Berkeley) about his paper titled "Randomized Entry", exploring how the entry of financial services firms impacts local economies. Francis shares the backstory of his collaboration with key industry stakeholders, his innovative approach to measuring economic outcomes, and insights on working with firms in challenging contexts.

The working paper can be found here: https://www.nber.org/papers/w33134

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Backstory: Francis Annan on the Economic Impacts of Financial Firms

Backstory: Francis Annan on the Economic Impacts of Financial Firms

UC San Diego